Basics
Artificial lift
Production wells are free flowing or lifted. A free-flowing oil well has enough downhole pressure to reach suitable…
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Basics
Subsea Injection wells
Subsea Wells are essentially the same as dry completion wells. Mechanically, however, they are placed in a subsea…
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Wellhead
Wellheads can involve dry or subsea completion. Dry completion means that the well is onshore or on the…
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Exploration and drilling
When 3D seismic investigation has been completed, it is time to drill the well. Normally, dedicated drilling rigs…
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The reservoir
The oil and gas bearing structure is typically porous rock, such as sandstone or washed out limestone. The…
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Crude oil and natural gas
Crude oil Crude oil is a complex mixture consisting of 200 or more different organic compounds, mostly alkanes…
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LNG liquefaction and regasification facilities
Natural gas that is mainly methane cannot be compressed to liquid state at normal ambient temperature. Except for…
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Pipelines
Pipelines can measure anywhere from 6 to 48 inches (15-120 cm) in diameter. In order to ensure their…
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Gas Plants
Gas processing consists of separating the various hydrocarbons and fluids from the pure natural gas to produce what…
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Upstream process sections
We will go through each section in detail in the following chapters. The summary below is an introductory…
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